BJP wants strengthening of agri-sector in J'khand in budget

The BJP today suggested Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das several initiatives ahead of the budget presentation for 2016/17 fiscal, including strengthening the agriculture sector.
"We have submitted our suggestions giving priority to the agriculture sector to become self-sufficient in grain production in the next three to four years," said Ayodhyanath Mishra, one of the members of the committee set up by the BJP to submit its suggestion ahead of the budget.
Underlining the importance of taking the state's irrigation facilities to the national average of 35 per cent, Mishra said the party's suggestions also included preparing schemes and programmes in such a manner that would increase GSDP as well as strengthen rural economy.

The committee also suggested that in the next four years, no village should be left without road connectivity, besides connecting all blocks with state highways, he said.
Mishra said the committee's suggestion included raising literacy level and tourism development - eco-tourism, religious tourism and senior citizen tourism.
Another member of the committee and BJP vice president Deepak Prakash said "We have also suggested on sectors like health, education and electricity."

"This is the first such effort in the state when the Chief Minister is seeking suggestions from different sections," Prakash said.
Besides Mishra and Prakash, BJP state unit president and MP Ravindra Rai, Balmukund Sahay, J B Tubid, Mahesh Poddar and S Oraon were the other members of the committee.

The budget session would begin on February 15 and the financial statement would be tabled on February 18.
The budget session has a total 23 sittings and would end on March 18.